Getting Unstuck

Recently, I have been paying close attention to psychology and how it pertains not only to health, but every day life. On a drive the other day, I listened to a lecture by a man by the name of Les Brown. Below I have linked sections of his talk I think are the best take aways, but I would definitely listen to the whole lecture if you have the time.

Life is Cyclical 

• What happens to us will pass. Every up is followed by a down. Nothing lasts forever. It is important to remember this, at least to me, because I often fall into the spell of thinking the terrible will always be terrible. This helps remind me that good and bad come and go, and they usually cycle one after another. This to me is a key principle in life.

Don't Be Afraid to Make Mistakes

• You aren't always going to make the best decisions. And that is okay. No man or woman ever did the best thing every time. Some times life throws you into situations where the best you can do is good enough. These are not failures. Even if you think it is a failure, it is really a chance to grow. The reason we think of failure as such a bad thing comes from a societal influence that failing means you are less than who you really are. Failing makes you better. Aim to succeed even, learn from your failures, move, and grow.

Forgive, and Grow

• The person who lets the past stay in the past makes more room for improvement. A glass can not be full again until some has emptied. Do this with your life, your mind, your anger, depression. Stay in the moment, flow with life, and drop what happens to you. Let your ego have slippery hands. Don't hang on to things, let them go. Trust your gut, trust your intuition, trust your life.

Work on Yourself

• The greatest investment is yourself. When you improve, everything around you, everything you do improves too. Get stronger where you are weak. You must sacrifice what you are today for what you will be tomorrow. Challenge yourself. Disregard those around you who are unsupportive. Find your path and go down it no matter what.

Have a Support System

• The essence of life is relationship. Everything relates to each other in some way or another. One does not exist unless there is something to declare it exists, and in that we are all related. Understand that those around you influence you consciously and subconsciously. When positivity is communal, everyone benefits and vise versa. Have mentors you trust, have people around you who can give intelligent perspective. Bounce ideas off one another. There is power in community. Use it as a tool to grow yourself.